Tuesday, October 20

Church Newsroom · 4 min

The Church Newsroom release on Elder Gerrit W. Gong's Oct. 17 G20 Interfaith Forum address on faith, moral compass and AI, along with a Friday session on humanitarian work and a service project for people experiencing homelessness.

Church News · 5 min

Church News's weekly recap for Oct. 11-17: ten stories, led by President Dallin H. Oaks' first year as prophet and the G20 Interfaith Forum, each with a short summary and a link.

Church News · 5 min

In an Oct. 17 G20 Interfaith Forum keynote in Salt Lake City, Elder Gerrit W. Gong proposed "Humanity's First Exam," a benchmark to test AI models on moral reasoning the way Humanity's Last Exam tests deductive reasoning.

Gary E. Stevenson · 16 min

Elder Stevenson's welcome to the 2026 G20 Interfaith Forum dinner in Salt Lake City, on behalf of the First Presidency, on peacemaking as deliberate work and on the Church's humanitarian partnerships with other faiths.

Christian Homestead · 31 min

Jared walks through the Church News and Newsroom coverage of the 2026 G20 Interfaith Forum at the Tabernacle, where President Oaks welcomed world religious leaders, and reads it alongside his spreadsheets as a sign of preparation for the Second Coming.

Church News · 3 min

The Oct. 18 "Spoken Word" script for Music & the Spoken Word, in which Derrick Porter ties the week's G20 Interfaith Forum in Salt Lake City to short answers from four faith leaders on what faith offers the world.

Church Newsroom · 7 min

President Dallin H. Oaks welcomed the G20 Interfaith Forum, meeting in the U.S. for the first time, at its opening in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, alongside speakers from several faiths.

BYU Speeches · 32 min

A BYU devotional by neuroscientist Rebekka Matheson arguing that the refiner's fire that purifies our love into charity is mostly other people's trials, which we choose to step into by being present with them, rather than trials God hands us to burn off our own flaws.

Church News · 9 min

A team of mostly returned-missionary Western cowboys plays Kok-Boru, Kyrgyzstan's horseback "goat rugby," at the World Nomad Games, and the friendships reached as far as Kyrgyzstan's president.

Church News · 9 min

Brewers rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt sprayed Fanta instead of champagne after the NLDS win, and the Church News uses the viral moment to profile his family and faith.

Church News · 4 min

Relief Society introduced "In the Lord's Way, Caring for Members Who Have Temporal or Emotional Needs," a question-and-answer resource for local leaders helping members in need.

Church News · 4 min

Church News editor Jon Ryan Jensen's column on gambling, drawing on his childhood in a casino city and on teachings from President Dallin H. Oaks, President D. Todd Christofferson and President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Church News · 1 min

The introductory editor's note for the Deseret News' September 2026 Missionary Work magazine, with a list of the magazine's articles so far.

Church News · 8 min

A Missionary Work magazine article (reprinted by Church News) that gathers the numbers behind leaders' statements that the Lord is hastening His work: missionaries, missions, convert baptisms and temples.

Church News · 3 min

When ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from BYU before the Oct. 17 Notre Dame game, the Church's official social account replied to clips and posts with links about family history and the Book of Mormon.

Why We Believe · 81 min

Former Oregon and NFL offensive lineman Mark Asper tells host Nathan Gwilliam how serving a mission in Barcelona before playing college football shaped his faith, marriage and seven-team NFL career.

Jesus Christ in Scripture · 9 min

Tammy Uzelac Hall and Donald W. Parry introduce Jeremiah and walk through his "symbolic action" prophecies: the hidden linen girdle, the potter's house, and the book tied to a stone and thrown into the Euphrates.